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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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 Posted - 04/08/2010 : 15:24:35
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I have been sorting 50 cent pieces since the first of the year. I keep hearing stories about finding Walkers in the wild. But I doubted your stories about finding them. Until today. I found TWO in one box, one was a 43 and the other one was a 44. They are so much different than a Kennedy that I just cannot believe that no one at the bank or the armored car service wouldn't see them and pluck them out. I suppose everything is done with high speed machines and they don't pay much attention to what they are feeding the machines.
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cptindy
Penny Hoarding Member
572 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 15:27:57
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I have found Franklin's but no Walkers yet.
That had to put a smile on your face!
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 15:58:42
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| Yes I was very happy. Maybe some day I will find one of those monster boxes people talk about with dozens of 90%ers in it. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
2212 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 16:03:02
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 16:48:36
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| I hope you find some soon Dakota, how much do you normally sort per week? I am up to 6 boxes per week. |
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rosco
Penny Collector Member
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 17:21:36
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Have you posted your Skunks or are you finding some silver each box.
I have only found a few 905 mostly 40%  |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2010 : 17:49:36
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Walkers are nice!!! Congrats... 
Search more to find more.  |
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webvideopro
New Member
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Posted - 04/09/2010 : 07:54:54
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This is my first post, but I have been reading the forum for a few weeks. I have been a long time buyer of silver & gold, but never thought about searching rolls of halves from a bank until the kind people on this forum. I was motivated at the finds people were sharing and thought I would give it a shot. My wife thought I was crazy, until my first purchase.
I went to bank and asked for $50 in pennies and for $100 in halves. Pennies were no problem, but the teller said she only had two rolls of halves. I took them and when I got back to the car, I took a quick peak and was stunned. They were all Walkers and Franklins! I couldn't believe it. (I have been paying $115 per roll at my local coin shop) It was either dumb luck or confirmation that I am doing the right thing.
A week later I went to the same bank (different teller) and asked for halves and he said he had $70. I took them home and they had $40 worth of 40%! I am going back today to see what happens next. (just to show that I am not making this up, I bought $650 from various banks and nothing!) It's obvious that someone deposited a coin collection to the bank!!!
Sorry for the long post, but I had to tell someone that would appreciate it. |
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TXTim
Penny Hoarding Member
629 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 08:18:55
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Congrats, ND!
It is amazing that they still circulate. Just wait - soon you will be pulling barbers and old cmmemoratives!
Stone Mountains are really cool. |
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AGCoinHunter
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
685 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 08:26:42
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| Congrats webvideopro, awsome finds. Since I started CRH last August, I have found 17 WLH in circulation. I agree, they are so different I am supprised they dont get snagged out of cicrulation by someone at the wrapping facility. I guess either they are not allowed to or they are too lazy to get them. |
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fasteddy
Penny Collector Member
USA
298 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 08:38:56
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I don't know...NDFARMER two Walkers in one box sounds like 9 indians in two boxes to me  ...i suppose it could happen  ...I found my first and IH in just my tenth box searched. we are happy 4 you keep on keeping on! |
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Country
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
3121 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 08:43:45
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Originally posted by webvideopro
This is my first post, but I have been reading the forum for a few weeks. I have been a long time buyer of silver & gold, but never thought about searching rolls of halves from a bank until the kind people on this forum. I was motivated at the finds people were sharing and thought I would give it a shot. My wife thought I was crazy, until my first purchase.
I went to bank and asked for $50 in pennies and for $100 in halves. Pennies were no problem, but the teller said she only had two rolls of halves. I took them and when I got back to the car, I took a quick peak and was stunned. They were all Walkers and Franklins! I couldn't believe it. (I have been paying $115 per roll at my local coin shop) It was either dumb luck or confirmation that I am doing the right thing.
A week later I went to the same bank (different teller) and asked for halves and he said he had $70. I took them home and they had $40 worth of 40%! I am going back today to see what happens next. (just to show that I am not making this up, I bought $650 from various banks and nothing!) It's obvious that someone deposited a coin collection to the bank!!!
Sorry for the long post, but I had to tell someone that would appreciate it.
Great Find!! That's how it is - go to the bank and get rolls and you may get lucky. |
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NDFARMER
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1197 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 11:52:08
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Originally posted by fasteddy
I don't know...NDFARMER two Walkers in one box sounds like 9 indians in two boxes to me ...i suppose it could happen ...I found my first and IH in just my tenth box searched. we are happy 4 you keep on keeping on!
I know it is hard to believe. If I remember right I think one person found like 15 or 17 Walkers in one box that is even harder to believe.
I started off the year finding about 6 Indians by about mid February and have not found another one since. I guess Indians and silver goes in bunches. |
COPPER - the "poormans" precious metal!!!
SELLING - $100.00 face copper shipped to you for $189.00 machine rolled or bagged - PM me if your interested. |
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beauanderos
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 12:22:06
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Originally posted by webvideopro
This is my first post, but I have been reading the forum for a few weeks. I have been a long time buyer of silver & gold, but never thought about searching rolls of halves from a bank until the kind people on this forum. I was motivated at the finds people were sharing and thought I would give it a shot. My wife thought I was crazy, until my first purchase.
I went to bank and asked for $50 in pennies and for $100 in halves. Pennies were no problem, but the teller said she only had two rolls of halves. I took them and when I got back to the car, I took a quick peak and was stunned. They were all Walkers and Franklins! I couldn't believe it. (I have been paying $115 per roll at my local coin shop) It was either dumb luck or confirmation that I am doing the right thing.
A week later I went to the same bank (different teller) and asked for halves and he said he had $70. I took them home and they had $40 worth of 40%! I am going back today to see what happens next. (just to show that I am not making this up, I bought $650 from various banks and nothing!) It's obvious that someone deposited a coin collection to the bank!!!
Sorry for the long post, but I had to tell someone that would appreciate it.
Wow! Great finds. Um. . . .just out of curiosity, what is the address of that bank. |
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Dumpster Diver
Penny Collector Member
USA
474 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 12:28:46
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| Bump your qtys up as we head into the holidays and for a month or so after...lots of Walkers and Bens get sacrificed so folks have shopping cash. |
"You're not really gonna throw that out...are you"? |
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webvideopro
New Member
15 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 13:30:20
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| Theo - I'll have to keep the address of my special bank a close family secret. However, I did just visit and they had no halves at all... However, I used to be branch manager of a credit union and they just ordered a $1,000 box of halves for me and $200 in pennies. Hopefully the luck will continue at a new place! (I will pick them up Tuesday) |
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JobIII
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 15:48:54
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| All these awesome postings. I'm jealous. I think if i find an IHC in a batch of $1500, i'm lucky. And halves i'll search $5000 a week to yield only 1-5 JFK's mostly of the %40 variety. |
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dakota1955
1000+ Penny Miser Member
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Posted - 04/09/2010 : 16:04:24
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NDFARMER
I try to get whatever I can from three banks but they just don't have any and they will not order any in. So I'm way down in looking for silver this year. |
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theo
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2010 : 16:43:01
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Originally posted by webvideopro
Theo - I'll have to keep the address of my special bank a close family secret. However, I did just visit and they had no halves at all... However, I used to be branch manager of a credit union and they just ordered a $1,000 box of halves for me and $200 in pennies. Hopefully the luck will continue at a new place! (I will pick them up Tuesday)
I don't blame you Again. It sounds you are off to a great start! You might want to casually ask where they are getting their halves. If you are lucky you will hear something like, "A blue-haired old lady brings us a couple rolls every month or so."
You never know where a friendly conversion with a teller might lead. My biggest score was 2 1/2 rolls with over 2 dozen franklins and walkers along with a handful of 40% Kennedys just before Thanksgiving. I was only going to buy one roll when the teller casually remarked, "An older lady brought these in this morning. . ."
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You guys were telling the truth!!
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